'''1845'''--Doddridge County was created 4 February 1845&nbsp;from [[Harrison County, West Virginia|Harrison]], [[Tyler County, West Virginia|Tyler]], [[Ritchie County, West Virginia|Ritchie]] and [[Lewis County, West Virginia|Lewis]] Counties.<br>'''County seat:''' West Union <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

'''1845'''--Doddridge County was created 4 February 1845&nbsp;from [[Harrison County, West Virginia|Harrison]], [[Tyler County, West Virginia|Tyler]], [[Ritchie County, West Virginia|Ritchie]] and [[Lewis County, West Virginia|Lewis]] Counties.<br>'''County seat:''' West Union <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>